James Adams
Sales Manager
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Sales Manager – Head of Education Hybrid | Manchester, Leeds or Birmingham Competitive Salary (DOE) + Uncapped Commission + Excellent Benefits
Are you an experienced sales leader with a passion for the Education sector? Do you have a proven track record of building and developing high-performing sales teams within the VAR or MSP market?
I'm partnering with a highly successful and well-established technology solutions provider to recruit a Sales Manager – Head of Education. This is a fantastic opportunity to lead an established Public Sector sales function, driving growth across schools, colleges, universities and multi-academy trusts. With an excellent reputation, strong vendor partnerships and ambitious growth plans, this organisation is investing heavily in its Education division and is looking for a leader who can help shape the next phase of its success.
The Role
You'll take ownership of the Education sales function, leading and developing a team of experienced Account Managers and Business Development professionals. Your focus will be on driving sustainable revenue growth, developing go-to-market strategies, coaching your team to maximise performance and strengthening relationships across the Education sector. Working closely with senior leadership, pre-sales, marketing and technical specialists, you'll help position the business as a trusted technology partner across networking, cloud, cyber security, modern workplace, managed services and professional services.
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Key Responsibilities
- Lead, coach and develop a high-performing Education sales team.
- Define and execute the commercial strategy for the Education sector.
- Drive new business acquisition alongside growth within existing customers.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with key education customers, vendor partners and framework providers.
- Support your team on strategic sales opportunities and complex bids.
- Deliver accurate forecasting, pipeline management and sales reporting.
- Collaborate with marketing and technical teams to create compelling customer propositions.
- Foster a collaborative, accountable and high-performance sales culture.
About You
We're looking for an inspirational sales leader with experience of selling technology solutions into the Education sector. You'll ideally have:
- Experience leading successful sales teams within a VAR, MSP or technology solutions provider.
- A strong understanding of the UK Education market, including schools, colleges, universities and/or multi-academy trusts.
- A proven track record of delivering revenue growth and exceeding sales targets.
- Experience selling a broad portfolio of IT solutions, including cloud, networking, cyber security, modern workplace, managed services and professional services.
- Strong coaching and people development skills.
- Excellent commercial awareness with the ability to develop long-term customer relationships.
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What's On Offer
- Competitive salary, negotiable depending on experience.
- Uncapped commission with a highly rewarding bonus structure.
- Hybrid working.
- Flexibility to be based in Manchester, Leeds or Birmingham.
- The opportunity to lead a well-established and successful Education division.
- A collaborative culture with genuine investment in people and career development.
- Access to leading technology vendors and a comprehensive portfolio of solutions.
This is an outstanding opportunity for an experienced Sales Manager or Head of Sales looking to make a significant impact within a growing technology business that has an excellent reputation across the UK market. If you're passionate about developing people, building customer relationships and driving growth within the Education sector, we'd love to hear from you.
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